SOURCE3 A simple vertical timeline
55 BC Julius Caesar raids South East England
43 AD Major Roman Invasion of Britain
60 AD Boudicca’s Revolt
409 AD Roman soldiers leave Britain
420 AD Anglo-Saxons land at East Coast
491 AD Saxons take control of the South of England
750 AD London grows into a large Anglo-Saxon town
789 AD Anglo-Saxons report first Viking invasion
793 AD Vikings loot monestery at Lindisfarne
865 AD Vikings invaded East Anglia 954 AD The last Viking King is thrown out of York 1042 AD Edward the confessor becomes king of England (a Saxon king)
991 AD Major Viking attack on Britain
• Alternatively, they can be vertical (down the page), in which case the dates usually run from the earliest at the top to the latest at the bottom. • Often, we have only approximate dates for events in ancient history. In those cases, we put ‘c.’ in front of the date. This stands for the Latin word circa , which means ‘around’ or ‘about’. Step1 Study the timelines shown in SOURCE2 and SOURCE3 Look at the way these timelines have been constructed. Step2 A completed timeline has a clear title. The title should state: • the time period covered • the subject or theme • the beginning and end dates. 1.4.3 Letmedo it Complete the following activities to practise this skill.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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